2012 Indiana Code
TITLE 14. NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
ARTICLE 15. REGULATION OF WATER RECREATION
CHAPTER 13. MOTORBOAT WATERSPORTS

IC 14-15-13
Chapter 13. Motorboat Watersports

IC 14-15-13-1
Application of chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply when a motorboat is moored, anchored, docked, or aground.
As added by P.L.165-2011, SEC.7.

IC 14-15-13-2
Additional requirements and prohibitions
Sec. 2. The requirements and prohibitions set forth in this chapter are in addition to the requirements and prohibitions set forth in IC 14-15-2, IC 14-15-3, IC 14-15-4, 14-15-8 (before its repeal), IC 35-46-9, and IC 14-15-12.
As added by P.L.165-2011, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.40-2012, SEC.19.

IC 14-15-13-3
Prohibited acts
Sec. 3. An individual may not do the following:
(1) Operate a motorboat inboard or have the inboard engine of a motorboat run idle while an individual is holding onto the swim platform, swim deck, swim step, swim ladder or any part of the exterior of the transom of a motorboat while the motorboat is underway at any speed.
(2) Operate a motorboat powered by an outboard motor or equipped with an outdrive unit while an individual is:
(A) holding onto the swim platform, swim deck, swim step, swim ladder or any portion of the exterior of the transom of a motorboat while the motorboat is underway at any speed;
(B) swimming, or floating on or in the wake directly behind a motorboat that is underway; or
(C) floating on a board on or in the wake directly behind a motorboat that is underway using the wake itself as the means of propulsion.
(3) Operate a motorboat with the number of individual riders on a towed device that exceeds the listed capacity on the towed device or the owner's manual.
As added by P.L.165-2011, SEC.7.

IC 14-15-13-4
Penalty
Sec. 4. An individual who violates this chapter commits a Class C infraction.
As added by P.L.165-2011, SEC.7.